Disclaimer: Most people are mine; plot is mine, some characters taken from the Tamora Pierce books. People are how I see my friends and myself so ya.if your scared just telling ya why. Oh, and Pixie Delite means any form of sugar that can get me.I mean, Kaeldra.hyper. : P

Chapter 1

She walked briskly through the many corridors. Her shoulder-length hair waved around as she passed through the cold hallways.

"We should introduce heat to His Majesty," she shivered as she walked up to a large tapestry of a lioness. Lifting a torch from its holder the tapestry wall moved aside. She lit another torch and the door closed behind her as she stepped into a small common room.

"Hm.it's all set up."she mumbled as she tip-toed in. "Maybe I'll just-"

"Oh no you don't, Kael!" A familiar voice called behind her.

"Awww.. Rigan, why do you have to be such a spoil sport?" Kaeldra of Queenskeep whined.

"It's a party, and all the guests aren't here yet so we don't-" but it was too late. Kaeldra had already choked back an entire bottle of Pixie Delite. She began her normal rantings and somewhat freaky behaviors.

"Oh Kael." Rigan of Tlath grumbled.

"I'm here! Am I too.late." Rowan of Sherwood watched Kael jump around the furniture. Rowan thought how lucky her and the other girls were that Kaeldra could actually take a Pixie Delite and not turn everything upside- down in the common room.

"Row! Hehe! Rowy's here!! Yay!!" Kael chanted jumping on one of the couches.

"You gave her some didn't you?" Rowan asked Rigan.

"No.Dirty little rate took a whole bottle!" Rigan smirked.

"Hehe! Rat.Rat!! Rat rat rat rat rat rat." Kael repeated.

Soon they heard clicking in the hallways. They all quickly stopped in their tracks and a long detention flashback entered their minds. Lord Wyldon knew the passages.the sound came closer.and closer.then..

"KELADRY! Don't you ever do that again!" Rowan exclaimed.

"Hehe.sorry it was amusing to hear you guys go quiet," Keladry of Mindelin replied.

"You little!" Kael said running over to her pretending to choke Kel. "You got me off my high."

"Thanks Kel," Rigan whispered.

"Hey that's not nice!" Kael announced shoving a bottle of Pixie Delite into Rigan's hands.

"I'm not a very nice person," Rigan replied sarcastically.

"DRINK!" Kael ordered.

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After a while, they all calmed down and laid down on the couches talking about the Kings Own and The Riders.

"I can't wait until Midwinter!" Rowan announced in a half-hearted tone.

"Me too!" Rigan replied

"Ya.we don't have to serve this year," Kel reminded.

"That's going to be fun! We can dress up pretty and well pretty.and.ya know.pretty," Kaeldra said excitedly.

"Yes Kael.I think you've established we're going to dress pretty," Rigan put in.

"Well there is no way I'm wearing a dress!" Rowan exclaimed.

"Um.well.what if it was pretty?" Kael asked particularily the only one still on a high.

"Shut up Kael!" Kel said.

"What if I don't?"

"Shut up!"

"What if I don't?"

"Shut up!"

"What if I don't?"

"Would you clamp your trap or I'll be glad to clamp it for you!"

Kael was quick enough to be quiet.

"Anyways.it's etiquette for us to wear a gown at Midwinter," Kel verified.

".and dance," Rigan reminded.

".and look." Kael began.

"DON'T SAY IT KAEL!" Kel warned.

"BEAUTIFUL!" Kael said in a somewhat smart allic tone.

"Ok.Can I hit her?" Kel asked.

"You don't ask to hit someone, Kel. You just do," Rowan remarked.

"Ack!" Kael said and covered her mouth.

"What time is it?" Kel asked.

"Time to get a watch?" Rigan put in.

"Why don't you!?!" Kel exclaimed.

"It's against my etiquette to wear a watch," Rigan replied nodding her head pretending she was better than Kel.

".against your etiquette." Ket grumbled.

" Well, if you wanted to know.it is 4:00.a.m." Rowan thought she should just mention it.

"4:00!! Training is in an hour!" Kael exclaimed and ran out of the common room and back to the dorm.

"Strange that one.completely hyper one minute then.BOOM! All serious the next.." Kel said slightly confused. But they all knew that trouble laid ahead for all of them.

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"This is very unacceptable girls, you are held against tardiness, lack of listening, disobedience." Lord Wyldon listed all of the things they had done wrong this morning, including stupidity (which they all personally thought was really unfair, since they were the smartest in the class).

"Sorry m'lord," they all said in unison.

"You are all confined to your quarters until further notice."

"Yes m'lord." "You all must also write a five page essay on the Code of Chivalry and what laws you've broken."

"Yes m'lord."

"Nealan of Queenscove! Report!" Lord Wyldon shouted bitterly at one of the taller boys.

"Escort these ladies back to their dormitories."

"Yes sir!" the particularly red Neal replied.

They followed Neal up the cold steps and to their dormitory. It was November and it was cold and getting colder by the day.

"How are we suppose to get into the Kings Own if we get sent up here to write essays, I don't see any good," Kel murmered.

"Hey, if Wyldon say, you do," Neal remarked and opened the door to their room.

"Ya ya ya." Kel growled pushing him out.

The four of them walked in and sat on their beds. They all hated silence but they had to figure something out. Even Kaeldra was quiet (now that's what you call amazing).

"Well, off to write an essay on stupid code of chivalry!" Rowan sang to the Wizard of Oz "Yellow brick road."

"Me too." Kel went to her desk.

"Yup me too!" Rigan sighed and pulled out her stuff.

"Me three!" Kaeldra galloped over to her favorite window seat and began to write the stupid essay.